How Are Volcanoes Formed?
[/caption] Some of the most dramatic mountains in the world are volcanoes. Volcanoes can grow to enormous heights quickly, sometimes…
ISS/Shuttle Crews Take Call from President Obama
[/caption] The ten astronauts aboard the International Space Station chatted with US President Barack Obama – along with some school…
IYA Live Telescope Today – The Jewel Box Cluster
If you didn't get a chance to watch the IYA telescope "live" on Galactic TV today, don't worry. We took…
Meteorites Found in Africa From First Predicted Asteroid Hit
[/caption] Remember in October 2008 when Asteroid 2008 TC3 hit the scene – literally? This was the first asteroid that…
“Image of the Century” Now Refurbished
[/caption] More imaging goodness is now available from the folks at the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP), a cooperative…
Calling All Amateur Astronomers: Help Comb Arecibo Data for Gems
[/caption] Einstein@Home is one of the world’s largest public computing projects, with more than 200,000 people donating time on their own computers to…
Want to Know What It’s Like to be a Solid Rocket Booster? (Video)
This video is incredible, almost like something from a sci-fi movie – and the sound is unbelievable! But this is…
Virtual Fly-Over of Titan
[/caption] Hang on, and enjoy a virtual flyover of Saturn's moon Titan! Data from Cassini's radar instrument have been used…
Mars Express Finds Rusty Evidence to Red Planet’s Wet Past
[/caption] The picture of Mars' wet history is gradually becoming more comprehensive. This time, new observations by the European Space…
International Year of Astronomy Live Telescope
Notice something new here on Universe Today? That's right... There's a new International Year of Astronomy logo in the right…